Antihypertensive Agents

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Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS.

Descriptor ID	D000959
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.954.411.162
Concept/Terms	Antihypertensive Agents Antihypertensive Agents Agents, Antihypertensive Antihypertensives Anti-Hypertensives Anti Hypertensives Antihypertensive Drugs Drugs, Antihypertensive Anti-Hypertensive Agents Agents, Anti-Hypertensive Anti Hypertensive Agents Anti-Hypertensive Drugs Anti Hypertensive Drugs Drugs, Anti-Hypertensive

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Cardiovascular Agents [D27.505.954.411]
Antihypertensive Agents [D27.505.954.411.162]

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Bar chart showing 147 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	2	2
1999	1	0	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	1	0	1
2003	4	2	6
2004	4	1	5
2005	1	0	1
2006	4	1	5
2007	5	4	9
2008	2	0	2
2009	4	0	4
2010	6	6	12
2011	2	5	7
2012	1	3	4
2013	2	2	4
2014	5	6	11
2015	9	2	11
2016	3	3	6
2017	5	3	8
2018	2	2	4
2019	2	3	5
2020	4	5	9
2021	4	2	6
2022	2	5	7
2023	1	2	3
2024	1	3	4
2025	3	2	5
2026	1	1	2

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Ky B, Liu T, Margulies KB, Mitchell JD, Haas NB, Gareen IF, Thangarajah M, Sicks JD, Domenico C, Narayan VK, Smith AM, Wilcox NS, Mittal K, Rhee JW, Armenian SH, Saphner T, Paul AK, Gartrell BA, Zaha VG, Anari F, Wong RL, Townsend RR, Wagner LI. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Renal Cell or Thyroid Cancer Receiving VEGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: ECOG-ACRIN EAQ191. Hypertension. 2026 Jul; 83(7):e26016.

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Lee HY, Kim K, Shin DW, Han K, Jung JH, Park JH. Hypertension Care Quality and Incidence of Complications Among Hypertensive Patients With Disabilities in Korea: An Analysis of a Cohort Study Using National Health Insurance Data. J Korean Med Sci. 2026 May 04; 41(17):e133.

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Paul TJ, Sadaniantz K, Soni A, Asaker JC, Pathiravasan CH, Mehawej J, Filippaios A, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Liu C, Lin H, Murabito JM, McManus DD, Kovell LC. Patterns of adherence to home blood pressure monitoring among men and women in the Electronic Framingham Heart Study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0337284.

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DiTosto JD, Zash R, Jacobson DL, Johnson K, Diseko M, Mayondi G, Mabuta J, Mmalane M, Makhema J, Mumford SL, Lockman S, Shapiro R, Caniglia EC. Safety of Antihypertensive Medication for the Management of Non-Severe Gestational Hypertension Among Pregnant Individuals in Botswana-Emulating a Series of Target Trials. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2026 Feb; 40(2):248-260.

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Asirwatham A, Oliphant M, Kovell LC, Ahmed H, Kurland J, O'Connor MJ, Juraschek SP, Wilkie G. Secondary hypertension diagnosis and management among pregnant patients: a review. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Dec; 7(12):101813.

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Abdulelah M, Ezenna C, Jenil-Franco A, Jamouss KT, Krishna MM, Joseph M, Chi KY, Dahhan T. Clinical outcomes and safety of sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Vascul Pharmacol. 2025 Sep; 160:107520.

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Naji Mansoor A, Choudhary V, Mohammad Nasser Z, Jain M, Dayanand Sharma D, Jaramillo Villegas M, Janarthanam S, Ayyan M, Ravindra Nimal S, Ahmad Cheema H, Ehsan M, Rehman MAU, Nashwan A, Dani SS. More intensive versus conservative blood pressure lowering after endovascular therapy in stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Blood Press. 2025 12; 34(1):2475314.

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Smith A, Tucker KL, Barnes RK, Drakesmith CW, Agwunobi A, Bateman PA, Forbes A, de Lusignan S, Ford GA, Fujiwara T, Hobbs FDR, Koshiaris C, Mant J, McKinstry B, Pollock S, Rice C, Yang Y, McManus RJ. A service evaluation of the implementation of a novel digital intervention for hypertension self-monitoring and management system in primary care (SHIP): protocol for a mixed methods study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2024 12 19; 24(1):707.

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Mansoor T, Farrukh F, Khalid SN, Abramov D, Michos ED, Mehta A, Paul TK, Dani SS, Al Rifai M, Misra A, Nambi V, Virani SS, Minhas AMK. The future of hypertension pharmacotherapy: Ongoing and future clinical trials for hypertension. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2025 Jan; 50(1):102922.

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Haring B, Andrews CA, Hovey K, Shadyab AH, LaCroix A, Martin LW, Rosal MC, Kuller LH, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Saquib N, Koo P, Laddu D, Stefanick ML, Manson JE, Wassertheil-Smoller S, LaMonte MJ. Systolic Blood Pressure and Survival to Very Old Age: Results From the Women's Health Initiative. Circulation. 2024 May 14; 149(20):1568-1577.

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